Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts
October 30, 2024 | The Recorder
Sonoma County Judge Disciplined for Diving Too Far Into Local School DebateThe Commission on Judicial Performance said Superior Court Judge James Bertoli violated canons barring judges from engaging in certain political activities.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 29, 2024 | The Recorder
California Appeals Court Rejects Marijuana Grow Permit, Citing Federal Illegality"No matter how much California voters and the Legislature might try, cannabis cultivation and transportation are illegal in California as long as it remains illegal under federal law," wrote Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the Second District Court of Appeal
By Cheryl Miller
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October 28, 2024 | The Recorder
Litigants Can't Drag Feet in Moving to Disqualify Judges, California Supreme Court SaysAllowing parties to wait well into proceedings to challenge a judge's impartiality is not what state law intended, the high court held.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 25, 2024 | The Recorder
California Planning Certification Program for Privacy Law SpecialistsIf approved, a proposed state bar certification program will allow successful applicants to tout their privacy law specialization to current and potential clients.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 23, 2024 | The Recorder
Biden Nominates 2 to Southern California District CourtsU.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin Cheeks and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Serena Murillo will join four other California judicial nominees awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation votes in the final months of Joe Biden's presidency.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 22, 2024 | The Recorder
California Supreme Court Authorizes Move to Remote Bar ExamThe justices also approved plans to offer scoring boosts on a 2025 bar exam to applicants who score high enough on an experimental practice test the bar will host next month.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 21, 2024 | The Recorder
9th Circuit Revives Examinee's ADA Suit Against California State BarAttorney Benjamin Kohn alleges the state bar failed to provide accommodations for his disability when taking the bar exam.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 17, 2024 | The Recorder
Court Orders Review of Attempted Murder Appeal After Attorney Failed to Disclose SuspensionFresno County attorney Nicholas Capozzi was suspended from practice two weeks before a Fresno appellate court affirmed his client's sentence. Capozzi never notified the court his license was suspended, a court official said.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 15, 2024 | The Recorder
US Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge to California's Worker-Misclassification LawLawyers for Uber and Postmates had argued that California's AB 5 unfairly targeted the companies.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
October 11, 2024 | The Recorder
Committee Drops In-State Testing Requirement for California Bar ExamThe Committee of Bar Examiners voted Friday to allow applicants to sit for future bar exams, as well as an experimental test scheduled next month, outside the Golden State.
By Cheryl Miller
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